''The Best of Broadway'' is a 60-minute

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anthology series that aired on CBS Television on Wednesdays at 10p.m. Eastern Standard Time from September 15, 1954, to May 4, 1955, for a total of nine episodes. Each show was broadcast live in color from New York City, was an adaptation of a famous Broadway play, and included commercials for Westinghouse featuring

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. Using a "giant new studio," plays were presented in front of a studio audience, which contributed a Broadway-like element. This series ran every fourth week, with '' Pabst Blue Ribbon Bouts'' being aired the other three weeks. The series originated from CBS Television Studio 72 at

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. Martin Manulis was the initial producer, and Paul Nickell was the director. David Brookman was in charge of the music. In February 1955,

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became the producer when Manulis began producing ''

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''.

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''The Best of Broadway'' list of episodes and cast lists at CTVA
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